Cringe comedy is a specific genre of comedy, where the intent is to make you uncomfortable rather than make you laugh.
Example of a cringe worthy individual: A fedora-wearing misanthrope who also happens to enjoy My Little Pony and always complains about being "forever alone". Sometimes, he carries fake swords and attaches fake furry tails to his pants and walks around in public pretending he is not human. He spends his days browsing 9Gag and talks about memes on his facebook page. He says "lol" out-loud. He is unemployed and lives in his mother's basement. He prides himself in his sense of humor, where his favorite "joke" involves screaming "D'OH!" in a Homer Simpson voice. He often incorporates the french word "Le" prior to nouns in order to make them funnier. For example, I went to le shopping mall and bought myself le fedora. He uses this word because he doesn't know how to be funny so he resorts to stale Reddit jokes.
The Cringe Channel (www.cringechannel.com) is a comedy site full of examples which perfectly exemplify this type of person
The Cringe Channel (www.cringechannel.com) is a comedy site full of examples which perfectly exemplify this type of person
by Le Fedora XD June 3, 2013
by TankerzPvP December 10, 2018
1. v. cringe - to recoil in embarrassment
2. n. cringe - an instance of recoiling in embarrassment
Modern usage stems from its popularity among uncreative Zoomers circa 2013 who continue employ it as a banal and inane pejorative in virtual discourse when they feel threatened by media, memes, or posts that 1. break convention as defined by their narrow social experience in an arbitrary microcosm of internet culture 2. exceed their puerile comprehension in complexity or length or 3. induce even the slightest sense of insecurity for which they cannot muster a lazy conditioned riposte.
In this regard, the word has come to mean "An expression of pious and empty derision toward another person's thoughts, actions, or beliefs that (without discussion) implies ones own beliefs are normative and therefore superior."
2. n. cringe - an instance of recoiling in embarrassment
Modern usage stems from its popularity among uncreative Zoomers circa 2013 who continue employ it as a banal and inane pejorative in virtual discourse when they feel threatened by media, memes, or posts that 1. break convention as defined by their narrow social experience in an arbitrary microcosm of internet culture 2. exceed their puerile comprehension in complexity or length or 3. induce even the slightest sense of insecurity for which they cannot muster a lazy conditioned riposte.
In this regard, the word has come to mean "An expression of pious and empty derision toward another person's thoughts, actions, or beliefs that (without discussion) implies ones own beliefs are normative and therefore superior."
Example 1 - laziness is normative
Person 1: *posts comment exceeding 500 characters*
Person 2: *reads in entirety* "cringe, didn't read"
Example 2: intransigence is normative
Person 1: "I disagree with your opinion"
Person 2: "cringe"
Example 3: ones personal tastes are normative
Person 1: "I really enjoyed that movie"
Person 2: "ugh, cringe"
Person 1: *posts comment exceeding 500 characters*
Person 2: *reads in entirety* "cringe, didn't read"
Example 2: intransigence is normative
Person 1: "I disagree with your opinion"
Person 2: "cringe"
Example 3: ones personal tastes are normative
Person 1: "I really enjoyed that movie"
Person 2: "ugh, cringe"
by CheatsaPizza March 4, 2021
by 1223436787975 May 4, 2021
Before the internet trolls changed the meaning of this word, "cringe" was a verb used to express embarrassment or disgust.
Now, this word is mostly used to define something that you dislike or do not understand. Internet trolls use this word as an insult towards people in fandoms, with bad grammar, or both combined. Trolls also use this word to describe memes on some occasions.
Now, this word is mostly used to define something that you dislike or do not understand. Internet trolls use this word as an insult towards people in fandoms, with bad grammar, or both combined. Trolls also use this word to describe memes on some occasions.
1: It smells like cat vomit in here. *cringe*
2: That YouTube video was pure cringe.
3: Troll: youre cringe
4: Troll: All of those overused memes are cringe.
2: That YouTube video was pure cringe.
3: Troll: youre cringe
4: Troll: All of those overused memes are cringe.
by Screech McGee March 22, 2016
Isabella: OMQ I JUST STARTED MY TIKTOK AND YESTERDAY AND MY FANS ARE GOING CRAZY
: *Isabella posting another cringe tiktok dance* and her starbucks
: *Isabella posting another cringe tiktok dance* and her starbucks
by LESS GOOO meme lover April 21, 2021